WSP11207

• File Number: 8272.300.50
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/1/1985
• Title: 1984 Annual Report on the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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8. The estimated annual operating expenses are expected to
be from $4,000 to $5,000 per year. These costs will be for the
travel and per diem of the employees of the Department of the
Inter ior .lhile attending meetings and othel' scheduled acti vi ties
of the Council and for expenses incurred in the recording and
reproduction of the minutes, reports, notices, etc. There ~ill be
no Federal financial support for Council members who are employees
of State or local governments. Travel costs and per diem will,
however, be paid to private citizens with such payments to be
governed by the Federal tea vel regulations. Required staff
support is estimated to be about 0.50 to 0.15 person-years. Other
Federal costs are expected to include travel and per diem of
participants of FederaL agencies other than Interior.

9. Initially, the Council is expected to meet not more than
quarteciy to review progr-am acti vi ties. SUbsequently, the
meetings are expected to taper off to no less than one regular
meetinj a year, with others called as deemed necessary by the
Councilor the designated Federal employee.

lO. The duties and functions of the Council will extend
beyond the 2-year termination period because of the time frame for
the planning and consti'uction of the Title II features of' Puolic
Law 93-320. Therefore, a new charter- will be filed at successive
2-year intervals, as required by th$ March 27. 1914, revision of
the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-63.

11. l'1embership on the Council is specified in the
authorizing statute as being comprised of not more than three
representatives from each of the seven Basin States (Wyoming,
Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California). The
representatIves 1-/111 serve at the discretIon of the Gover-nors of
tne States involved with the membership balanced in terms of
points of Vlew represented ana functIons to be performed.

12. The statutory authority for the Council is contained in
section 204(a) of Public Law 93-320, the Color-ado ftiver Basin
Salinity Control Act, which states: "There is hereby created the
Colorado HiveI' dasin Salinity Control Advisory Council composed of
no more than three members from each State appointed by the
Governor of eacn of the Colorado River Basin States."

September 5, 1984

Signed by Secretary of the Interior
Signed by Secretary of Agriculture

September 12, 1984
October 5, 1984

Signed by Administrator, Environ-
mental Protection Agency

Date Charter Filed: October lO, 1984